Bracket



UNITED; STATES PATENT or-Pics. A

EARL'PARSONSfOF 'PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BRACKET.

Application filed septeniberlfl, 1919, Serial No. 324,410. 'Renewed'August 20, 1921. Serial No. 493,918

To. all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, EARL PAnsoNs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brackets, of which thefollowing is a specification.

One object of my invention is to provide an improved wardrobe bracket which can be easily attached within a closet, wardrobe, trunk or other cabinet for the purpose of suspending garment hangers with garments thereon, and which will include a portion movable out of the confines of said cabinet to permit the garments to be separated to such extent as to allow ready access thereto.

Another object is to so construct my improved bracket that said extensible portion can be freely moved inwardly and outwardly without accidentally jamming or displacing the garment hangers.

A further object is to make my improved bracket of a simple and durable construction and so that it can be easily manipulated.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will .be described hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved bracket in position within a cabinet and showing a portion extended beyond the confines of the cabinet to permit the garments to be slid outwardly into widely separated positions, 7

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the extensible portion moved inwardly so that the garments and the bracket are entirely within the confines of the cabinet,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional elevation showing my improved bracket with said portion in an extended position,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged plan view of certain of the elements of my invention,

Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 55 of'Fig. 4,

Fig. 6 is a section of Fig. 4,

Fig. 7 is a section taken on the line 77 of Fig. 6, and

Fig. 8 is an end view of the extensible portion.

Referring to the drawings, 9 represents a taken on the line 6-6 I Specification of Letters latent.

from the spirit Patented Sept. 20,1921.

cabinet having a back 10 and a shelf or overhead structure 11. A hanger 12 is securedto the structure 11 and depends therefrom andjisprovided with a hooked end 13." A plate '14: is secured adjacent the "back board 10 and provides a support for the end. of a bar 15; the forward end of. the bar be-- ing secured to the hooked end 13 of the hanger 12. The bar 15 is grooved at its uppermost part to provide a channel 16. A tube 17 telescopically slides on the bar 15 and has a slot 18 in its bottom through which the hooked end 13 of the hanger 12 projects. This slot 18 stops short of the end 19 of the tube 17 and the surface forming the innermost end of said slot, during the outward movement of the tube 17, engages the hooked end 13 of the hanger 12 and limits the outward movement of said tube 17 in a manner clearly shown in Fig. 3. The forward end of the tube 17 has an annularly extending flange or head 20 for a purpose hereinafter described.

The tube 17 at its rear end has a lip 21 which is bent at an incline; the free end of the lip extending within the channel 16.

Garment hangers 22 can be suspended on the tube 17 and on the bar 15, as shown in Fig. 1, and the inclined lip 21, when the tube 17 is pushed inwardly, acts as a lifter to lift the hangers 22 from the bar 15 so that as the tube 17 moves inwardly the hangers 22 will position themselves on the tube 17 as shown in Fig. 2. This action is also illustrated in Fig. 6; the cross section of the hangers 22 being shown in dot-and-dash lines. By this arrangement the tube 17 can be freely moved inwardly and outwardly without jamming or improperly displacing th garment hangers 22 and when the tube 17'is moved outwardly any of-the hangers ca be manually slid outwardly upon the tube 17 as is obvious from the construction illustrated. The head 20 serves to prevent the garment hangers 22 from slipping off the forward end of the tube 17 during the sliding movement of said tube. V

While I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts of my invention may be changed without departing thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to mak such changes and alterations as fairly come Within the scope of the appended claims. V p r i Having thus described m invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1 A device of the character described ineluding two supporting members, one slid- .able Within the other, the inner'member having a longitudinal channel, the outer member having a lip at its end depending intosaid channel, said lip having its upper 'sur face i'nclinedirom a position above the top to a-position'below the top of said channel.

2. A device of the character described including two supporting members, one slidabl'e Within the other,- the inner member having a longitudinal channel; the outer memh 3-. A bracket of the character describedincluding a bar having a channel extending in the direction of its length; means for supporting said bar; and a tube slidable on' said bar and having a -lip bent at airmen-Ire into said channel. In testimonyrwhereof I have signed my name to this-specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses. V

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